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phr. (context idiomatic English) (non-gloss definition: A declaration that the speaker is telling the truth.)
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The term Cross My Heart refers to an oath made by making the sign of the cross over one's chest in order to show sincerity or truthfulness; titles named after this practice include:
Cross My Heart is an American romantic comedy that was released in the United States on November 13, 1987. It stars Annette O'Toole and Martin Short.
"Cross My Heart" is a 1966 song by Phil Ochs, an American singer-songwriter best known for the protest songs he wrote in the 1960s.
"Cross My Heart" is the first song on Pleasures of the Harbor (1967), Ochs's first album for A&M Records and his first foray into orchestral instrumentation, or "baroque-folk". The song describes a world in which a person's dreams and plans are not as stable and certain as they seem. Nevertheless, the singer expresses optimism: "But I'm gonna give all that I've got to give, Cross my heart and I hope to live."
The musical arrangement on "Cross My Heart" was prepared by Ian Freebairn-Smith. Producer Larry Marks recalled that the orchestra had difficulty keeping pace with Ochs, who tended to slow his singing for the bridge and speed up for the verses.
Both Ochs and Marks thought the song might be a hit, so A&M released it as a single in 1967. Billboard included the single among the records it predicted would reach the Hot 100. "Cross My Heart" never reached the charts, nor was it the hit Ochs and Marks had hoped for.
Boston Broadside, in its review of Pleasures of the Harbor, wrote that "Cross My Heart" was "both naive and pretentious ... it suffers from the colorlessness of Ochs' singing".
Beside the orchestrated version of "Cross My Heart" that appeared on Pleasures of the Harbor, a live version of the song from the 1966 Newport Folk Festival, performed by Ochs accompanying himself on guitar, was released in 1996 on the CD Live at Newport. A demo recording of the song was included in the 1997 box set Farewells & Fantasies.
Other performers who have recorded "Cross My Heart" include Eugene Chadbourne and Jim and Jean.
"Cross My Heart" is a song by British MC Skepta, featuring vocals from actress and singer Preeya Kalidas. The song was released as a digital download on 17 October 2010 in the United Kingdom. It is the third single to be released from Skepta's third studio album, Doin' It Again (2011). The single will also feature on Kalidas' upcoming debut album, I'm Over It. On 24 October 2010 the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 31 becoming Skepta's fourth highest-charted single, after " Rescue Me", That's Not Me and " Bad Boy".
"Cross My Heart" is a 1988 song recorded by British pop band Eighth Wonder. It was the second single from the album Fearless and group's sixth single, and was released in 1988. It which proved to be almost as successful chart wise as "I'm Not Scared", reaching the top ten in Italy, Norway and Switzerland, and the top twenty in France, Germany and United Kingdom. It was a minor success in the US, peaking at number 56, but remains the band's only American top 75 hit single. The video was directed by Dieter 'Dee' Trattmann.
In 1988, the song was covered by Martika on her eponymous debut album, on which it features as the second track. Also in 1988, Tracie Spencer covered the song for her self entitled debut album. Also in 1988, Hong Kong pop singer Sandy Lam recorded a Cantonese cover version of the song, titled "Once We've Touched " for her sixth album " City Rhythm".
Cross My Heart is a 1937 British drama film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Kathleen Gibson, Kenne Duncan and Tully Comber. It was made at Pinewood Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures.
Cross My Heart is a 1946 American comedy film directed by John Berry and starring Betty Hutton, Sonny Tufts and Rhys Williams. It was a remake of the 1937 film True Confession, which was itself based on an earlier French play.
Cross My Heart is the 21st novel in the Alex Cross series all written by author James Patterson. The novel takes place after Alex Cross, Run, in which Alex tries contemplating a life outside the Metro Police, after the apparent death of Ava, an orphan girl they took in. It was initially not planned by Patterson, but was later confirmed to be in the works. The novel will once again feature Metro Police detective Alex Cross. Cross My Heart will be released 20 years after the original novel, Along Came a Spider was released. The novel's events, having ended on a cliffhanger, were continued in the next novel, Hope to Die.